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Omaha, NE

483,362 Population
143 square miles 3,380.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 37 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Nebraska: 37.4 ±0.3

Economics

$45,641 ±$1,946 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: $45,170 ±$1,213
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Nebraska: $41,436 ±$753
$71,238 ±$3,525 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: $81,376 ±$1,700
  • a little less than the amount in Nebraska: $74,590 ±$1,340

13.4% ±1.8% (63,476  ±8,409) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 10% 96,279 (±1% / ±9,337)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Nebraska: 10.5% 202,078 (±0.7% / ±12,736)

20 minutes ±0.7 (4,441,855  ±194,866) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 21.1 9,476,410 (±0.5 / ±248,571)
  • a little higher than the figure in Nebraska: 19.1 17,644,964 (±0.3 / ±322,537)

Families

204,135 ±2,736 Number of households
  • the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 397,769 ±3,139
  • Nebraska: 813,864 ±4,244
2.3 ±0 (472,395  ±151) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 2.4 967,245 (±0 / ±1,212)
  • a little less than the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,930,900

5.3% ±1.3% (6,306  ±1,496) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 5.2% † 12,250 (±0.9% / ±2,096)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 5.4% † 24,344 (±0.6% / ±2,858)

Housing

214,184 ±1,910 Number of housing units
  • the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 418,309 ±628
  • Nebraska: 873,525 ±618

$255,500 ±$7,549 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: $278,300 ±$4,155
  • a little higher than the amount in Nebraska: $245,200 ±$2,789

14.5% ±1.3% (69,312  ±6,402.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 13.1% 127,825 (±1% / ±9,474.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 13.1% 255,190 (±0.6% / ±12,605.9)

Social

91.5% ±2.5% (291,783  ±8,327) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 93% 608,683 (±1.8% / ±12,027.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 92.7% 1,211,176 (±1.2% / ±15,810.1)
42.9% ±1.6% (136,685  ±5,256.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 40.1% 262,084 (±1.1% / ±7,321.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 35.3% 461,280 (±0.7% / ±9,600.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.9% ±0.9% (52,504  ±4,521) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 8% 78,930 (±0.6% / ±5,369)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Nebraska: 7.7% 152,341

5.5% ±0.6% (20,084  ±2,019) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 7.6% 55,548 (±0.5% / ±3,406)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 6.6% 98,571 (±0.3% / ±4,012)
20,084 Total veterans ±2,019 17,953 Male ±1,815 2,131 Female ±760

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